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Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6500U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 520

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 7.5 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 8.33

Overall Rank:
2366th fastest in multithreading out of 4894 CPUs
1955th fastest in single threading out of 4894 CPUs
542nd fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $393.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3275
Single Thread Rating
1694

Samples: 5874*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,534
Thread: 1,655

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math9,802 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,089 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,592 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression43,281 KBytes/Sec
Physics278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,857 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,694 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,081
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,418
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,571
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,155
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,837
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,735
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 3,275
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 8.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 1,694
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2250934 - Nov 20 2024
3353
BL2250151 - Nov 19 2024
3660
BL5079028 - Nov 19 2024
3666
BL2249229 - Nov 18 2024
3228
BL2246932 - Nov 16 2024
3276
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 3,275
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,724 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,969 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,634 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,976 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,896 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,645 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,429 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,383 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,232 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,197 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,022 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,995 (-8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,113
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,003
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,916
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,816
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,233
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 536